Ts. Mr. Edward Meyrick on a collection 
ZALITHIA, 0. &. 
Head smooth; ocelli present; tongue developed. Antenne Z, 
in ¢—(?), basal joint slender, without pecten. Labial palpi long, 
recurved, smooth, second joint rather thickened, terminal joint 
slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very short. Posterior tibizw with 
somewhat rough scales. Forewings with vein 1b furcate, 2 and 3 
stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from middle. Hindwings 
over 1, oblong-ovate, cilia 3; veins 3 and 4 from a point, 5 parallel 
to 4, 6 and 7 closely approximated at base, 
10. Zalithia wranopis, sp. n. : 
9. 15mm. Head dark fuscous, with bright blue reflections, 
face brassy-ochreous. Palpi ochreous-yellow, anterior edge of 
terminal joint fuscous. Antenne dark fuscous, spotted with 
whitish-yellowish. Thorax dark fuscous, with three blue lines. 
Abdomen dark fuscous, beneath pale whitish-ochreous. Forewings 
elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly arched, apex rounded, hind- 
margin rather obliquely rounded; orange-ferruginous, apical 2 
coppery-blackish ; markings bright metallic green-blue ; a streak 
along anterior half of costa ; a streak along submedian fold from 
base to middle of wing; a rather narrow fascia separating the 
ferruginous and black portions, interrupted below middle and not 
reaching inner margin ; an irregular apical fascia, broken into spots 
on lower part of hindmargin: cilia fuscous, basal half orange- 
ferruginous round apex, with a black subbasal line. Hindwings 
dark fuscous, darker and somewhat coppery-tinged on posterior 
half ; cilia blackish-grey, terminal half whitish except towards apex 
and anal angle. 
Hab. Koni; one specimen. 
TipHa, Walk. 
Head smooth ; ocelli present; tongue developed. Antennzx 
with more or less strong thickening or nodosity near base, rough- 
scaled above. Labial palpi moderately long, curved, ascending, 
second joint with appressed scales, dilated aud somewhat tufted at 
apex, terminal joint very short (?), loosely scaled. Maxillary palpi 
very short. Posterior tibia rough-haired. Forewings with cell 
extremely narrow, 1b furcate, 2 and 3 stalked from angle, 4 absent, 
5 absent, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to costa, 11 from 4+. Hindwings over 
1, elongate-ovate, cilia }; in ¢ with membranous thickening along 
basal third of costa, with a tuft of long hairs lying along it on upper 
surface ; veins 3 and 4 stalked from angle, 5 absent, in © 6 and 7 
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